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loft

[lawft, loft] / lɔft, lɒft /
NOUN
room on upper floor
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Georgia Finch, 26, says she asked for money towards a loft renovation and received £2,500 from 80 guests, which "was amazing" and covered roughly half the cost.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Co-founders and partners Lena Martin and Mandolin Burns graduated from CalArts, and in their search for a place to live, they found a loft in the Arts District where they could potentially perform.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

They picked up a 1,800-square-foot, two-bedroom loft in 2006 for $1.3 million.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

When he took his hiatus, he was living in a loft on Grand Street in New York City with Lucille Pearson, whom he would marry in 1965.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

They searched from the slanted loft down to the dirt cellar.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Near the adventure hub of Mindo, the newly opened Saloya offers treetop lofts, an infinity pool and a fine-dining restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 20, 2025

But fear not, Apex isn’t just hanging out in one of Griffin’s lofts, overseeing his nightly buffet of caviar and gold-leafed Pringles.

From Slate Dec. 13, 2024

He hit five sixes, three of which were audacious lofts over long-off from pace bowling.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2024

Stewart is wont to drop deep knowledge, whether he’s pointing out the sites of bygone jazz lofts in NoHo or spontaneously unpacking a Ravel score at the New School, where he is an adjunct professor.

From New York Times Apr. 29, 2024

Some find their way to barn lofts; some even creep into people’s houses and live under the eaves or in attics, taking their chances with mousetraps.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

The Briton fended off three break points at 4-3, but it only delayed the inevitable and Zverev lofted a ball into the sky as he secured the victory.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

That day isn’t here yet, and the company still hasn’t lofted any operational satellites into space with Starship.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

“This meticulously restored Victorian delivers the ultimate Hamptons lifestyle: a luxuriously appointed main residence, a lofted studio, and resort-like grounds with a heated gunite pool.”

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

Kabuo lofted them into the hold along with three hake and three pale dogfish he intended to take home to his family.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

The towering Space Launch System rocket has the job of lofting a vehicle called Orion into space and on its way to the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

Oviedo gave away a poor second goal after 57 minutes, with Raphinha running on to an undercooked back-pass from David Costas and lofting the ball over Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

On the other hand, the strong updrafts can catch hold of burning embers, lofting them into unburned material, where they can produce “spot fires” up to several miles away from the fireline.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2024

Powerful monsoon winds, strengthened by a warming climate, are lofting unexpectedly large quantities of ozone-depleting substances high into the atmosphere over East Asia, new research shows.

From Science Daily Apr. 23, 2024

Horizontal holes are frequently put in and artificial beds made by "lofting."

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various




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